"Look, this was terrible. It makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election. But honestly, it wouldn't change the decision," he said.
Comey's remarks were his first public comment on his decision to reopen the Clinton email investigation, which came after FBI agents discovered new communications connected to the former secretary of state's private server. Comey's letter to congressional leaders informing them of the action was immediately leaked, and Clinton says it contributed to her loss on Election Day.
Wednesday's testimony by Comey came during what was intended to be a routine oversight hearing of the FBI, but was instead dominated by questions relating to investigations surrounding the 2016 campaign.
Senators also asked Comey about Russia. He said Russia represents "the greatest threat of any nation on Earth, given their intention and capability."
He insisted that the FBI's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and the possible links between Trump campaign and Russian officials are being treated "consistently under the same principles" as the Clinton email probe. He said the bureau "didn't say a word" about the Russia-Trump probe "until months into it," and that he expects "we're not gonna say another peep about it until we're done." He insisted that was the way the bureau handled the Clinton investigation as well.
The repercussions from Comey's action continue to reverberate across the political spectrum. At a forum in New York on Tuesday, Clinton said Comey's letter to Congress on Oct. 28 was a factor in her loss to President Trump. "If the election had been on Oct. 27, I would be your president," she said, while also putting responsibility for her loss on her own actions.
THE TWO-WAY
Comey was asked if he was looking into whether FBI agents may have leaked information about the Clinton investigation. Trump adviser and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said former agents had told him in advance of the reopening of the Clinton email investigation. Comey said if he finds out people leaked information about FBI investigations, "there will be severe consequences."
He was also asked the difference between journalism, protected under the first amendment, and WikiLeaks. Comey said that to his mind, "it crosses a line when it moves from being about trying to educate a public and instead just becomes about intelligence porn, frankly, just pushing out information about sources and methods without regard to interests."
FBI Director Comey Says He Is 'Mildly Nauseous' About Potential Impact On Election
The PROBLEM for Comey: He never leaked or talked about the ongoing investigation into Trump's ties with Russia that had started in July 2016 and before. So NO Comey is lying when he stated that these two investigations "were treated the same." They clearly weren't. Comey was warned by the DOJ about long standing DOJ protocol of not releasing information within 60 days of an election, and he did it 11 days before an election. Within those 7 days millions of people voted believing that charges were imminent against Hillary Clinton--and 7 days later Comey gave birth to his nothing burger. Which is why Comey is also under investigation for his interference into this election.
DOJ to Investigate James Comey and the FBI
Huma, Clinton's aid is still saying she has no idea how copies of her emails, (ones that the FBI had already reviewed) ended up on her x-husband's laptop whom was being investigated out of the New York City FBI office. (Enter Rudi Guiliani and James Kalstrom--former chief of that FBI office)--whom are both frequent flyers on FOX NEWS.
Meet Donald Trump’s Top FBI Fanboy
DOJ Complaint Filed Against FBI Director James Comey For Interfering In Presidential Election
Comey notified Congress of email probe despite DOJ concerns - CNNPolitics.com
The issue for America right now--is you have Jeff Sessions in charge of the DOJ who probably has Comey sitting in his office making deals. "I'll lay of your investigation into interferring into this election, if you'll get off of this Russian investigation into Trump's campaign surrogates coordination with Vladamir Putiin.
Which is why independent investigations should be done on both.
Comey's remarks were his first public comment on his decision to reopen the Clinton email investigation, which came after FBI agents discovered new communications connected to the former secretary of state's private server. Comey's letter to congressional leaders informing them of the action was immediately leaked, and Clinton says it contributed to her loss on Election Day.
Wednesday's testimony by Comey came during what was intended to be a routine oversight hearing of the FBI, but was instead dominated by questions relating to investigations surrounding the 2016 campaign.
Senators also asked Comey about Russia. He said Russia represents "the greatest threat of any nation on Earth, given their intention and capability."
He insisted that the FBI's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and the possible links between Trump campaign and Russian officials are being treated "consistently under the same principles" as the Clinton email probe. He said the bureau "didn't say a word" about the Russia-Trump probe "until months into it," and that he expects "we're not gonna say another peep about it until we're done." He insisted that was the way the bureau handled the Clinton investigation as well.
The repercussions from Comey's action continue to reverberate across the political spectrum. At a forum in New York on Tuesday, Clinton said Comey's letter to Congress on Oct. 28 was a factor in her loss to President Trump. "If the election had been on Oct. 27, I would be your president," she said, while also putting responsibility for her loss on her own actions.
THE TWO-WAY
Comey was asked if he was looking into whether FBI agents may have leaked information about the Clinton investigation. Trump adviser and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said former agents had told him in advance of the reopening of the Clinton email investigation. Comey said if he finds out people leaked information about FBI investigations, "there will be severe consequences."
He was also asked the difference between journalism, protected under the first amendment, and WikiLeaks. Comey said that to his mind, "it crosses a line when it moves from being about trying to educate a public and instead just becomes about intelligence porn, frankly, just pushing out information about sources and methods without regard to interests."
FBI Director Comey Says He Is 'Mildly Nauseous' About Potential Impact On Election
The PROBLEM for Comey: He never leaked or talked about the ongoing investigation into Trump's ties with Russia that had started in July 2016 and before. So NO Comey is lying when he stated that these two investigations "were treated the same." They clearly weren't. Comey was warned by the DOJ about long standing DOJ protocol of not releasing information within 60 days of an election, and he did it 11 days before an election. Within those 7 days millions of people voted believing that charges were imminent against Hillary Clinton--and 7 days later Comey gave birth to his nothing burger. Which is why Comey is also under investigation for his interference into this election.
DOJ to Investigate James Comey and the FBI
Huma, Clinton's aid is still saying she has no idea how copies of her emails, (ones that the FBI had already reviewed) ended up on her x-husband's laptop whom was being investigated out of the New York City FBI office. (Enter Rudi Guiliani and James Kalstrom--former chief of that FBI office)--whom are both frequent flyers on FOX NEWS.
Meet Donald Trump’s Top FBI Fanboy
DOJ Complaint Filed Against FBI Director James Comey For Interfering In Presidential Election
Comey notified Congress of email probe despite DOJ concerns - CNNPolitics.com
The issue for America right now--is you have Jeff Sessions in charge of the DOJ who probably has Comey sitting in his office making deals. "I'll lay of your investigation into interferring into this election, if you'll get off of this Russian investigation into Trump's campaign surrogates coordination with Vladamir Putiin.
Which is why independent investigations should be done on both.
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